Health & Medicine
Through the study and use of genetics, we can identify measures that could lead to the improvement of human health and wellness. These methods and procedures aim to prevent years of chronic disease and thousands of dollars in health care costs, and provide families and communities with knowledge of how to live healthier.
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Viewpoint: โSafer for children?โ Stonyfield yogurt under fire for deceptive organic marketing
In the competitive food marketplace, fear-based marketing continues to be a go-to strategy for some food companies trying to differentiate ...
Facebook swamped by hundreds of thousands of scam ads for illegal or dangerous medical products
Two months ago, a sponsored post for a supplement popped up on Facebook with a miraculous claim: โThe doctors have ...
Longevity: Is cellular rejuvenation even possible?
Many scientists now believe that mastering cellular rejuvenation may be the key to transforming how long and how well we ...
Viewpoint: Can this California pediatrician and Congressional hopeful quell anti-vaccine extremists?
Dr.ย Richard Panย is no stranger to blood. As a pediatrician, he was trained for its inevitability. But unlike your average medical ...
How big health brands are funding online medical misinformationย
Aย studyย published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, which is published by the American Medical Association, found that health care-related ...
Millions take omega-3 fish oil for brain health. New research suggests it may do the opposite.
While omega-3 fatty acid supplementation is widely used for cognitive protection, its efficacy remains controversial, and its impact on core ...
Viewpoint: โMeasles is a canary in the healthcare coal mineโ: Challenging RFK, Jr.โs scare campaign
The rise of measles may also be a harbinger of something even worse, public officials say. โMeasles is basically a ...
After slashing global health aid by $19 Billion, Trump moves to tap $2.1 billion moreโto cover shutdown costs
The Trump administration plans to redirect $2 billion in funding intended for global health programs to cover the cost of ...
Viewers of right-wing news sites are double as likely to view MMR vaccines suspiciously
Where Americans get their news may play a significant role in shaping their attitudes toward the measles, mumps, and rubella ...
Viewpoint: Are cancer rates โskyrocketingโ as RFK, Jr. and MAHA claims? The evidence says mostly the opposite
Clickbait headlines often obscure this reality and reinforce misunderstandings. For example, cancer is not a single disease; itโs a catchall ...
Viewpoint: How to counter science disinformation? Science journalist offers 12 practical tips
Science communications is not an easy task. You have to be comprehensive and concise, simplifying the message while not dumbing ...
‘He seems fine’: Marty Makary out as FDA commissioner
Marty Makary resigned from his position as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on [May 12, 2026], ...
Regulators’ dilemma: Thalidomide, Metformin, and the cost of getting drug approvals wrong
Umpiring in sport is a strange profession. A cricket umpire stands for hours under the sun, matching the stamina of ...
Viewpoint: RFK Jr. recommends replacing โpoisonousโ seed oils with beef tallow. The American Heart Association says that could eventually kill you.
Beef tallow is a high-fat food that contains very limited micronutrients when consumed in typical dietary amounts.ย ... The high ...
Pro-vaccine โheroโ vs. an anti-vax โvillainโ: โBad Vaxxโ video stirs MAHA backlash
A video game billed as a โโvaccineโ against disinformationโ is drawing criticism for the โinoculationโ strategies it employs โ and ...
GLP podcast: Big Pharma, Big Ag, Big Foodโhealth harming industries or life-saving innovators?
Fossil fuels, pesticides and food processing have dramatically improved living standards around the globe. This may be a controversial claim, ...
Hantavirus outbreak research: Trump administration shut down study last year on rodent-to-human transmission
In 2025 the Trump administration eliminated funding for a group that had been running aย pilot projectย aimed at studying the type ...
โEvidence for puberty suppression and gender affirming hormones limitedโ: British doctors group questions early transitions but also opposes blocker ban
The BMAโs long awaited critique of the Cass review has largely vindicated the findings of the original landmark review into ...
Anti-vax activists falsely blame COVID vaccines for the rising U.S. cancer rate among younger people.
Websites and high-profile anti-vaccine activists are seizing on recently released U.S. government statistics showing a rise in cancers among young ...
Overmedicalization? RFK Jr.โs antidepressant crackdown raises conflict questions over his fee stake in Wisner Baum, the tort firm built on suing drug makers
Environmental lawyer and volunteer riverkeeper RFK Jr continues to make waves in his current job as head of the US ...
Science Disinformation Gap: The transatlantic battle over social media and censorship
Every day, the same post appears in two places at once. A Facebook user in Munich sees it with a ...
When superbugs threaten vulnerable children: Can AI help solve antibiotic resistance?
They are newborns, many of them less than two weeks old, and the race to save them is measured in ...
FDAโs expedited drug reviews are hailed in some quarters but other approval practices are problematic
In July 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a pilot program intended to expedite reviews for drug ...
Vaccine shootout at the CDCย
When President Trump named a new leadership team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention two weeks ago, public ...
โConflict entrepreneursโ are driving disinformation and shaping public opinion
As brands battle for peopleโs attention, they no longer control their brand messages nor the ecosystem they exist in. Their ...
Viewpoint: Misinformation infodemic? Why assessing evidence is so challengingย
When United States Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled new dietary guidelines earlier this year to โMake America Healthy ...
โProtecting the integrity of scienceโ: Kennedyโs FDA blocks release of taxpayer-funded studies finding COVID and shingles vaccines safe
Although large studies of the COVID-19 and shingles vaccines found few risks and overall safety, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
